Russ Steele
The state Department of Finance reports the state's population grew by 409,000 during the year, reaching 38,293,000, based on its calculation of statistical indices. Here are the latest January 2008 and 2009 estimates for our part of the State.
2008 2009 Change
Nevada County 98,874 98,718 -0.2
Grass Valley 12,891 12,817 -0.6
Nevada City 3,065 3,043 -0.7
Truckee 16,113 16,241 0.8
Balance Of County 66,805 66,617 -0.3
Where are those growth restricting initiatives when you need them?

